Bronson Potter was an eclectic resident of Mason. He was an inventor, writer and pilot. Bronson is most likely known best for flying his airplane under a railroad bridge that was on the Souehgan river. This trail system is along Greenville Road on the North Western part of town. The trails actually cross Greenville road as a few of the trails are on the SouthEastern side of the property.
This trail system consists of the following trails:
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Barbara's Trail - the main backbone trail.
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Anna's Trail - named in memory of a long serving CC member.
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The Beaver Trail - because the beavers close this trail each year.
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The Laurel Trail - a long trail cut through a laurel thicket, we do not maintain part of this trail that is on private property, must take the laurel bypass to avoid private property.
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Lundy's Trail - named for a current CC member, mostly because the trail cuts through part of his property.
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Eaton Hill Trail - named because the hill this property is on used to be called Eaton's Hill.
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Jeanne's Trail -named for a good friend and neighbor who lost her fight with cancer.
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Blueberry Trail - cut through a blueberry thicket.
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The Bear Trail - yep, bears on this trail, goes through a field and connects with the Broken Bridge Trail.
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The Crathern Connector - connects the Potter property with the Valentine forest.
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The Kissing Tree Trail - named because two trees are growing together, like they are kissing.
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The Beaver Bypass - bypasses the beaver dam and allows hiking the beaver trail.
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Lost Compass Trail - no longer maintained because most of it is on private property, but named for one of Bronson's inventions.
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The Laurel Bypass - bypasses the private property of the Laurel Trail and takes you to the kissing tree and beaver bypass trails. This trail is through a dense Laurel thicket.
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Ridge Loop Trail - makes a nice loop on a ridge to the Crathern Connector and Blueberry Trails, and as the name implies, is on a ridge.
PARKING: Access to these trails is along Greenville Road. There are two main parking locations. One diagonally across from Pratt Pond Road, where there is a cable gate to the entrance. The second access point is on Greenville
Road coming out of the center of town on the left-hand side of the road just before you crest the hill. A wide "turn around" area. At this second parking area, one can enter the property at Jeanie's Trail on the left side of the road or the Blueberry/Bear Trail heads or the right.